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January 28, 2021
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Risk model could reduce disparities in USPSTF lung cancer screening guidelines

Risk model could reduce disparities in USPSTF lung cancer screening guidelines

Draft U.S. Preventive Services Task Force guidelines that aimed to increase the number of minorities eligible for lung cancer screening may instead exacerbate racial and ethnic disparities, study results showed.

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January 12, 2021
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Screening guidelines for AAA may be inadequate

Screening guidelines for AAA may be inadequate

More than two-thirds of patients who required abdominal aortic aneurysm repair would not have been captured by the U.S. Preventive Service Task Force AAA screening guidelines, according to data from the Vascular Quality Initiative.

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January 07, 2021
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Declines in prostate cancer screening after 2012 USPSTF guidance vary by race, ethnicity

Declines in prostate cancer screening after 2012 USPSTF guidance vary by race, ethnicity

Prostate cancer screening rates appeared to differ among Black, white, Hispanic and Asian/Pacific Islander men following the 2012 U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommendation against routine PSA testing, according to study results.

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November 05, 2020
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Top in hem/onc: Colorectal cancer screening, liver metastases

Top in hem/onc: Colorectal cancer screening, liver metastases

The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force released a draft recommendation expanding colorectal cancer screening to adults aged 45 years. It was the top story in hematology/oncology last week.

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October 27, 2020
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USPSTF expands colorectal cancer screening recommendation to include adults aged 45 years

USPSTF expands colorectal cancer screening recommendation to include adults aged 45 years

All adults should begin to get screened for colorectal cancer at age 45 years, according to a draft recommendation by the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force.

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August 20, 2020
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USPSTF finalizes recommendation for STI behavioral counseling

USPSTF finalizes recommendation for STI behavioral counseling

The U.S. Preventive Service Task Force recommends that physicians provide behavioral counseling to all sexually active adolescents and adults who are at an increased risk for contracting an STI.

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